U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SR853: A resolution recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September 8, 2026, as "988 Day" and the role of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Status: In committee, September 15, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 15, 2026:
III 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 853 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 15, 2026 Mr. Booker (for himself, Mr. Kennedy , and Mr. Peters ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions RESOLUTION Recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September 8, 2026, as 988 Day and the role of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Whereas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this preamble as the CDC ), in 2024-- (1) suicide was the second-leading cause of death for people aged 10 to 34; (2) suicide was responsible for more than 48,800 deaths, or about 1 death every 11 minutes; and (3) suicide was the tenth-leading cause of death in the United States overall; Whereas, according to the CDC, from 1999 through 2018, the national suicide rate increased by 35 percent; Whereas suicide and attempts have a devastating and long-lasting impact on individuals, families, and communities across the United States; Whereas over 90 percent of individuals who die by suicide were living with a diagnosable mental health condition at the time of their death, conditions that are frequently undiagnosed or untreated; Whereas untreated mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, and substance use …
Sponsors
- Booker, Cory (D) · primary sponsor
- Kennedy, John (R)
- Peters, Gary (D)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4737)
- : Submitted in Senate
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is SR853?
- SR853 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): A resolution recognizing suicide as a serious public health problem and expressing support for the designation of September 8, 2026, as "988 Day" and the role of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
- What is the status of SR853?
- In committee as of September 15, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4737) (September 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR853?
- Booker, Cory (D), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SR853?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-re/853
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